Description

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Medal measures 50 mm x 50 mm and is of a zinc construction with a silver wash which on the front still retains over 80% of its original wash. Pin back to rear still works perfectly. Case bears a motif of the award, of note is this is a case for the gold award as the motif is gold not silver as was the case with these awards. Over all a very nice piece of a rare award.

The first class in silver of the Ostvolk medal could be awarded for merit. German military that served within the so called “Ostvolk” units could receive the decoration as comemmoration when, serving with the units, at the same time or before, they had been awarded the War Merit Cross 1st Class.